ASTM 21st Symp on Zirconium

21st International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry

Date: April 14, 2025 - April 17, 2025

Event Location: Renaissance Aix-en-Provence Hotel, Aix-en-Provence, France

Organized by: ASTM Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys

About the Event

The 21st International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry will be held April 14, 2025 through April 17, 2025. The symposium is organized by ASTM Committee B10 on Reactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys, and will be held at the Renaissance Aix-en-Provence Hotel, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Objective and Scope

The purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum for exchanging new information on the fabrication, testing, development, and characterization of both traditional and new zirconium-based materials used in the nuclear industry, including materials performance during normal, transient, and accident conditions as well as materials behavior during intermediate and long-term storage conditions. Of particular interest are studies that focus on identifying and understanding the mechanisms and behaviors of zirconium-based materials.

Appropriate topics for papers include, but are not limited to, the following:

Basic Metallurgy and Processing
Fabrication and Alloy Development
Mechanical Behavior
Corrosion and Hydriding
In-Reactor Performance
Irradiation Effects
High-Temperature and Transient Phenomena
Mechanistic Modeling of Processing or Performance
Intermediate and Long-Term Storage Performance
Coatings for Accident Tolerant Fuel

The language of the symposium will be English.

Both oral and poster presentations are planned. The John Schemel Award for the best paper of the symposium will be selected from the submitted papers. The best poster will also be recognized at the symposium.

Abstract Submission

For those interested in presenting a paper or a poster at the symposium, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract no later than June 15, 2024. To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract.

The abstract must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details regarding results. The manuscript must not be of a commercial nature, nor can it have been previously published. Because a limited number of abstracts will be accepted, be sure that the abstract is complete to allow for careful assessment of the paper’s suitability for this symposium. The symposium co-chairs will notify you by September 15, 2024, via email of your paper’s acceptability for presentation at the symposium, either as platform presentation or poster. If the preliminary abstract is accepted, the author will be requested to submit a final abstract a few months before the start of the symposium. The final abstracts will be distributed in an abstract booklet at the symposium.

Publication Information

Symposium presenters are required to submit their papers to the Selected Technical Paper (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email only. STP papers should be full-length technical papers, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. Please note that manuscripts for this symposium will have a 10,000-word limit. The limit includes tables and figures which, if normal size, are equal to about 250 words each. Author Instructions are available here. Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP must be submitted to the ASTM Editorial Office online no later than February 28, 2025. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of the paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP.

Technical Program

The technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on this site in late 2024.

Registration

Registration will open in January 2025. More details will be posted at a later date.

Registration

Registration is now open and will close on June 21, 2022. The fees to attend this symposium are listed below and include:

a copy of the Selected Techincal Papers (STP) upon its publication after the symposium
the buffet lunches on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
the Kroll Award Lunch on Wednesday
the poster session on Wednesday

A discounted symposium registration fee is being offered for those who stay at the symposium hotel. In order to qualify for the discounted fee, you must first make your hotel room reservation at the Fairmont Château Laurier by using the following link: Hotel Reservations. After you have made your sleeping room reservation, please register for the symposium and choose the appropriate registration fee.

Symposium Registration Fees are in USD.

Staying at the Symposium Hotel	Through April 30^th	May 1^st - June 3^rd	June 4^th - June 21^st
ASTM Member	$1,500.00	$1,750.00	$2,000.00
Non-member	$1,750.00	$2,000.00	$2,500.00
Presenter	$1,500.00	$1,750.00	$2,000.00
Session Chair	$1,500.00	$1,750.00	$2,000.00
Student	$500.00	$500.00	$500.00
Kroll Lunch Companion Fee	$75.00	$75.00	$75.00

Not Staying at the Symposium Hotel	Through April 30^th	May 1^st - June 3^rd	June 4^th- June 21^st
ASTM Member	$1,750.00	$2,000.00	$2,250.00
Non-member	$2,000.00	$2,250.00	$2,500.00
Presenter	$1,750.00	$2,000.00	$2,250.00
Session Chair	$1,750.00	$2,000.00	$2,250.00
Student (in-person)	$500.00	$500.00	$500.00
Kroll Lunch Companion Fee	$75.00	$75.00	$75.00

Virtual (livestream only)	Through April 30^th	May 1^st - June 3^rd	June 4^th- June 21^st
ASTM Members, Non-Members, Presenters, Session Chairs, and Students	$1,500.00	$1,750.00	$2,000.00

Virtual (livestream only)

Through

April 30^th

May 1^st - June 3^rd

June 4^th- June 21^st

ASTM Members, Non-Members, Presenters, Session Chairs, and Students

$1,500.00

$1,750.00

$2,000.00

CASH AND CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR PAYMENT ONSITE. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE USING A CREDIT CARD.

All Attendees – All attendees must regsiter to attend this symposium and check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Students – Students may apply for the in-person attendance reduced registration fee provided they are a full-time student, are not employed full time, will not have thier registration fee or travel expenses paid by their university or other organization, and can provide a valid university email address for registration. Students must check in at the ASTM Registration Area on site, where they may be asked to show their valid student ID to pick up their name badge before entering the event room. THE REDUCED FEE DOES NOT INCLUDE A COPY OF THE STP.

Cancellations – A refund of the symposium fee will be honored only if requested at least 10 business days prior to the start of the event. To cancel your registration and request a refund, please contact Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org or 610-832-9698.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Symposia Operations at
symposia@astm.org Tel: 610-832-9698, or ASTM Technical Support at support@astm.org or 1-877-909-2786 (domestic) or 610-832-9578 (international).

Technical Chair Contact Information

Editorial Chair: Dr. Fabien Onimus
Research Director, Professor
CEA - Saclay
Email: fabien.onimus@cea.fr

Symposium Chair: Dr. Michael Preuss
Professor for Structural Materials, Materials Science and Engineering
Monash University
Wellington Road, Clayton, Vic-3800, Australia
Email: michael.preuss@monash.edu

Professor of Metallurgy, Department of Materials
University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Email: michael.preuss@manchester.ac.uk

Continuing Education Units

Symposium attendees interested in receiving 2.3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and submit it to an ASTM staff member on site. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to the attendee approximately 2 to 4 weeks after the symposium concludes.

Hotel Information

The symposium will be held at Fairmont Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7, Canada.

Please support ASTM International by reserving your sleeping room at our official Symposium Hotel and Meeting site.

You may make your hotel reservation by clicking the following link: Hotel Reservations

ASTM has contracted a block of rooms at Fairmont Château Laurier. The special room rates for this event are listed below in CAD per night and do not include taxes and fees. The rate is only available for the date range of 15th - 27th June 2022. If you will need a sleeping room outside of these dates, you will need to make separate reservations. Guests will be required to give a credit card at the time of booking. The discounted rate will be honored until the ASTM block is full, but no later than 14^th May 2022.

Rates listed in CAD and do not include tax

Fairmont (queen or 2 double)	$339.00
Fairmont View (king, queen, or 2 double)	$379.00
Deluxe (king, queen, or 2 double)	$424.00
Fairmont Gold (king or 2 doubles)	$484.00

Tax Policy

Rates do not include 13.52% tax or 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax. (Subject to change)

Cancellation Policy

Cancel up to 48 hours prior to check-in time on your day of arrival without fee.

Standards Development Meetings

ASTM Committee B10 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and its future meetings, please visit the Committee B10 Homepage.